Accounts Payable Clerk

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a rapidly growing company that is looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk to join their finance team.

What will you be doing?

• Accurately process and maintain supplier invoices, adhering to established controls for approval, verification, and payment.
• Reconciling bank accounts and supplier statements.
• Serve as the first point of contact for vendors, addressing invoicing and payment inquiries with professionalism and efficiency.
• Document and update processes as they evolve, ensuring clarity and compliance.
• Contribute to continuous process improvement and a robust control environment by reviewing and refining workflows.
• Monitor invoice approval queues and liaise with Finance for manual invoice coding in systems such as Proactis, AX, and SAP.
• Reduce debit balances, cleanse accounts, and maintain current ledgers.
• Provide training and support to internal teams on Proactis and other AP processes.

What skills are we looking for?

We're looking for a motivated individual with a keen eye for detail and a collaborative mindset. To succeed in this role, you will need:

• At least 2+ years in accounts payable, accounting, or finance within a general office setting.
• Familiarity with Proactis, AX, D365, and SAP is a strong advantage. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, is essential.
• Accuracy, analytical skills, and excellent attention to detail.
• Strong telephone communication skills and the ability to support internal and external customers effectively.
• Flexibility to manage workload during peak periods.
• Experience handling large volumes of data with precision and efficiency.

What's on offer?

• Free on-site parking.
• A dynamic, supportive work environment.
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 at home).
• Great opportunities for progression.
• Annual pay reviews.
• A friendly, long-standing team and a brilliant working environment.
• Opportunities to grow and develop your finance expertise.

Send us your CV below or contact Emma Johnsen for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.